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\nThe United States federal government is the largest land owner in the entire country. In particular, most of its current land holdings exist within the western half of the contiguous United States, with very little in the eastern half....\nThe United States federal government is the largest land owner in the entire country. In particular, most of its current land holdings exist within the western half of the contiguous United States, with very little in the eastern half. This might seem odd, but there's a very real reason why the federal government has held on to so much of the west...\n
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\nGeography By Geoff\n\n
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2023
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